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Governor Koshyari issues notification amending Forest Rights Act 2006

The amendment will enable forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes (STs) and other traditional forest dwelling families to build houses in the neighbourhood forest areas.

Governor Koshyari issues notification amending Forest Rights Act 2006
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Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Tuesday issued a notification modifying the Forest Rights Act of 2006 that will enable forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes (STs) and other traditional forest dwelling families to build houses in the neighbourhood forest areas. 

The notification has been issued by the Governor using his powers under sub paragraph (1) of paragraph 5 of the Schedule V of the Constitution. The decision will provide a major relief to Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwelling families living in the scheduled areas of the state.

Providing housing area will lead to stop the migration of the Forest Dwelling Scheduled Tribe families and other traditional forest dwelling families outside the native habitats and will provide stability in tribal lives,” the notification read. 

It will importantly prevent the migration of forest-dwelling families outside their native villages and provide them with housing areas by extending the village site into forest land in their neighbourhood.

During Koshyari's visits to Palghar, Nandurbar, Gadchiroli and other districts having scheduled areas, it had come to his notice that certain Scheduled Tribes and forest-dwelling families in the Scheduled Areas were moving outside their native villages and migrating elsewhere in absence of housing areas for their growing families.

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